Hook, line, and sinker... > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Chris Mason > Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 3:33 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] Accessing USS on Mainframe thru Telnet > > Ron > > When were you born? > > Was it in 1997 or 1977? > > If it was 1997, you would now be 20 years older than if it was 1977 - according > to your logic. > > > Frankly I've never understood Chris's problem with USS, ... > > Now you know! > > Chris Mason > > P.S. Please take the trouble actually to read through the initial post of the still > active thread "A z/OS Redbook Corrected - just about!", Wed, 21 Mar 2012 > 07:34:55 -0500. > > > On Fri, 6 Apr 2012 11:54:33 -0700, Ron Hawkins > <[email protected]> wrote: > > >John, > > > >Frankly I've never understood Chris's problem with USS, except that he > >may suffer from some sort of OCD reaction when he sees those letters. > > > >We all know that USS stands for Unix System Services, and any other > >employment of the acronym with the Mainframe community should spell > out > >that it is not using this accepted, commonplace, default meaning. > > > >VTAM Unformatted System Services is one good example, where authors > >should discipline themselves to explain that they are not referring to > >Unix System Services rather than confusing everyone by hijacking this > acronym. > > > > ... > > > >Ron > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to > [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
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